Table of movable characters for the teaching and practising of reading.



No 822,987. PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906. A. J. DE FREITAS. TABLE OF MOVABLE GHARAOTERSFORTHE TEAGHI 0F READING. APPLIOATION FILED NOV.1.,1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT omnon.

ALVARO JOAQUIM DE FREITAS, OF LISBON, PORTUGAL.

TABLE OF MOVABLE CHARACTERS FOR THE TEACHING AND PRACTISING 0F READING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALVARO J OAQUIM DE FREITAS, a subject of the King of Portugal, residing at Lisbon, Portugal, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tables of Movable Characters for the Teaching and Practising of Reading, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention consists of a table of movable characters for the instruction and practise of reading.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of one of the plates which carry the characters, and Fig. 3 is an edge view of said plate.

This table is constituted by a rectangle of Wood or iron R of black color, as represented by the design given herewith as example in Fig. 1, across which horizontal wires a, to which are suspended the movable characters 0 of a special form, are stretched. Along these wires run little balls 6, which are ordinarily attached on the right, as is shown in Fig. 1, and which are intended to mark the separation of the syllables. The movable characters a are constituted by several squares of tin-plate painted black, on which are designed in white the characters desired to be taught. The upper portion of each square is bent over, Fig. 3, in order to allow it to be suspended on the wires a just as the lower part below the space occupied by the letter is bent to enable it to be easily grasped, as shown in Fig. 3.

I claim- An open frame having wires stretched across the same, balls slidably arranged on said wires and squares of metal having characters on the surfaces thereof, one end of each of said squares being turned over to form a hook so that said squares may be hung on the wires.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALVARO JOAQUIM DE FREITAS.

Witnesses ANTONIO MAnmoio" llIARTODODA Cruz, .1000 Aneusro DA SILVA. 

